節(ふし)

ふし
noun
joint, knot; tune, melody
1. joint, knot, node
A point where segments connect, such as bamboo joints or finger joints.
竹(たけ)の節(ふし)が見(み)える。
You can see the joints of the bamboo.
指(ゆび)の節(ふし)が太(ふと)い。
My finger joints are thick.
この板(いた)は節(ふし)が多(おお)くて使(つか)いにくい。
This board has many knots and is hard to use.
2. tune, melody
A musical melody or the way something is sung.
昔(むかし)ながらの節(ふし)で歌(うた)う。
To sing in an old-fashioned melody.
独特(どくとく)の節(ふし)をつけて読(よ)み上(あ)げた。
He read it aloud with a distinctive melody.
節(ふし)をつける = to set to a tune, to add a melody
祖母(そぼ)がよく口(くち)ずさんでいた節(ふし)を今(いま)でも覚(おぼ)えている。
I still remember the tune my grandmother used to hum.
3. point, moment, occasion
A particular instance or aspect of something.
彼(かれ)の話(はなし)には不審(ふしん)な節(ふし)がある。
There are suspicious aspects to his story.
思(おも)い当(あ)たる節(ふし)がある。
Something comes to mind.
思(おも)い当(あ)たる節(ふし) = something one can think of, a point that rings a bell
最近(さいきん)、彼(かれ)の態度(たいど)が変(か)わったと感(かん)じる節(ふし)がいくつかあった。
There were several points at which I felt his attitude had changed recently.

Multiple meanings centered around points of connection or division.

MEANING 1 - JOINTS/KNOTS:

  • 竹(たけ)の節(ふし) (bamboo joint)
  • 指(ゆび)の節(ふし) (finger joint/knuckle)
  • 木(き)の節(ふし) (knot in wood)

MEANING 2 - MELODY:

  • 節(ふし)をつける (to set to a tune)
  • 節回(ふしまわ)し (way of singing, melody style)

MEANING 3 - POINT/ASPECT:

  • 〜節(ふし)がある (there is an aspect of ~)
  • 不審(ふしん)な節(ふし) (suspicious points)

HOMOPHONE (different reading):

  • 節(せつ) - section, clause; season
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Added 2026.1.12 21:24 · Revised 2026.3.2 8:48
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